---
title: 'Portland startup news for the week ending May 9, 2025'
date: '2025-05-09T07:46:28-07:00'
type: post
word_count: 467
char_count: 3420
tokens: 608
categories:
  - Portland
---

# Portland startup news for the week ending May 9, 2025

Portland Startup Week, Oregon Tech Awards, AI and VC training, two new Seattle VCs, and more in PDX startup news, this week. Let’s get into it…

- Portland Startup Week 2025 [https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGRiRVVpS296aW9KREVyOGZBWkc1bmtrTlpQZ3xBQ3Jtc0trek80REU5TGNyeWJOYjVIeU1qNTN1NVhkY1Z2V24tbzhLQTBUX3Rod3FsYkQyUy1NUmoxMWNVMXE3Zk5DOENOQkxOMk1tQ3hRWE5TaUNuQ3JvNnB0VWhpOF94TjhqaEZjOFBubkdDNnJTZEhxc0dkZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flu.ma%2Fpdxstartupweek&v=YYOgFrbBoBw)
- Startup founders: Where are they now…? [https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-s…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2pUdXg0TXVkT3FKMjB4YVpHdnd3UDIyWWFFQXxBQ3Jtc0tuRkF4dzVFTUZFVk5vOVB5Y2tZdmQxQXRMeDJLYmFlVVdfam1PSFZJcmdseWpEb0NNeHZsY2U0TlpzbVl1a3ZuNkxDNjhXZUlwME14Vk9BVko0OFB4S0R2dVNMNHlGR3RRS0l6cndrRExtckNzSEZDTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2Fpie-portland-startup-community%2Fevents%2F307287191%2F&v=YYOgFrbBoBw)
- Rogue Women VC fellowship [https://airtable.com/appy6R9QwGbOp9DQ…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHh4MEpuM21oTjcxOXdIMHNTLVRWOVNsbWNIZ3xBQ3Jtc0tudGNWWFZMOWZGVWc2WkhYTDNiWmtzNHFUbEJFNV9aVXFkZzRSOGZQNzdTVDYwTVplTUtkbGhNcGY2NndSVGtGbUpqM215cHFhUGJiSHk5QlBFSnRENk9xVzM3VkdYalBldVYtMW4wVDF6UDBtN1lBbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fairtable.com%2Fappy6R9QwGbOp9DQd%2FshrkrIALeYcqkRw6o&v=YYOgFrbBoBw)
- Incisive Ventures thesis [https://incisive.vc/2020/09/18/incisi…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazN3a253YTgtWWRyTnp4TmVnMmJRVWcwMWhvUXxBQ3Jtc0tudnJDMkxWQU9HODNSR0I3YVljd1UwanFlS2lyazFsYWYxaGlXU1F5M1ZPN2NTUWhFLXVfdDBkUzJsZEpiejU2dVNuR25qbUgyN0ZwbHpMdnJsRG5kYXlkV0p1VnlCZzc2REo1XzlxdHh3N0VCdlU5Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fincisive.vc%2F2020%2F09%2F18%2Fincisive-ventures-meta-themes%2F&v=YYOgFrbBoBw)
- AI Launchpad NW [https://www.ailaunchpadnw.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazdaTUdCaUwtSmViSVoyb1AxdzVBT2xiZllIZ3xBQ3Jtc0tscWV3Mkx6MFVfTkd1eXB3MDFvVUFFY0R0MTRWanhSTGFyT2VWWUZuTDhDa3JzSVg5dFpIenZJYlpWUG1qWktBX1FaQzU1LXNnZGk5RmNMbldFYWUzUWxwYjB2MEwzSDEwWlN1emlFM3FiMnFNSnBmOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ailaunchpadnw.com%2F&v=YYOgFrbBoBw)
- Oregon AI Bootcamp [https://www.oen.org/oregon-ai-bootcamp/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUJWWTVoMWRCZzUzTVY3TGttR0s1NUdOaGdxZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuNVV2RUJrNTh2djhXb2RJRVVHVXh4TEh0Q3Fzci1JSjVpT1dDcmFLX2Y0ZkpHNW1aNURYbTdhX19fampadG5pRVZMZVJqNmdxQ1NDNGtGaHQybmdCb0RsdXNCXzVkUXpaUDNGajllUm85bFpaUVowQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oen.org%2Foregon-ai-bootcamp%2F&v=YYOgFrbBoBw)

Portland startup news chapters 
-------------------------------

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOgFrbBoBw) Portland Startup Week 2025
- [01:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOgFrbBoBw&t=105s) Startup founders: Where are they now…? AAPI edition
- [04:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOgFrbBoBw&t=240s) Rogue Women VC fellowship
- [05:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOgFrbBoBw&t=330s) Two new Seattle VCs
- [06:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOgFrbBoBw&t=417s) Two new AI training events
- [10:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOgFrbBoBw&t=627s) TAO Oregon Tech Awards 2025
- [12:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOgFrbBoBw&t=725s) Westside Pitch 2025 winners (rumored)